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PURSE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1908.

945,705. Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

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CYRUS J. CROSGROVE, OF WINONA, MINNESOTA.

PURSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1908.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

Serial No. 423,086.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRUS J. Gnosonovn, a citizen of the United States,residing at W'inona, in the county of .Vinona and State of Minnesota,have invented a new and useful Purse; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in purses or leather receptacles,and has for its object to provide a simple, efficient, durable andinexpensive device of this character which is adapted to be used as amoney purse, tobacco-bag or other similar uses. It is well known thatthe plaited leather bags of this character used in carrying coin soonwear through the bottom and thus become useless.

The hereinafter described invention is composed of a thin piece ofleather, of circular form having a drawing string passed throughperforations in the edge thereof and is provided with a shield orsupport "of heavy leather which extends down the sides and under thebottom, which completely shields the bottom of the same from outerexposure and wear. It will be seen that a purse of this character havingthe aforesaid reinforcement will outwear by many times the old fashionedpurse devoid of this shield.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view looking at one face of the purse.Fig. 2 is an edge view. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a leather purse composed of thinflexible leather having perforations adapted to receive a drawing string2. Extending down the sides, and passing beneath the bottom of saidpurse is a heavy leather shield or support 3, which is designed toshield the thin leather portion 1, from exposure and wear and isslightly rounded or curved, as clearly shown, so as to form a slightpocket 3 to receive the lower portion of the purse. The upper portion ofthe shield 3 is provided with snap fasteners 4t and 5.

Then it is desired to close the purse the cord 2 is drawn tightly whichcloses the mouth of the purse, and the snap fasteners are then pressedtogether, as will be readily understood. The sides of the shield supportor covering are provided with apertures 2 through which. the draw stringpasses, as seen clearly in Fig. 1.

\Vhat is claimed is,

As a new article of manufacture, a strip of heavy. leather bent uponitself, in combination with an independent receptacle of flexibleleather connected with the inside of said strip, in two places near eachof the upper ends thereof, said receptacle being free in the center,means connected with the receptacle for forming a closure, for coins andthe like, said strip being designed for compressing and protecting saidreceptacle from wear, and having a depression forming a concave seat forthe lower portion of said receptacle, said strip being opensided wherebythe capacity of the inner receptacle is readily adjusted to itscontents, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CYRUS J. CROSGROVE.

Witnesses HENRY HUSCHFELD, A. A. l/VALCH.

